UI Athletics is $1 Million in the Red; BSU’s Enrollment Boost Fizzles
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
In 1982 I circulated a petition on the University of Idaho campus asking that state appropriated funds not be used for athletics. My main argument …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Library services deserve national support
By Jessica Bowman
Reader Contributor
With the recent political climate, there has been much talk on budget cuts to certain areas covered by federal resources. I am here today to …
Welcoming refugees is a luxury we can’t afford
By John Williams
Reader Contributor
I have read with some interest recent articles in the Reader concerning refugees and whether they are “welcome” in North Idaho. I offered to write …
Civil asset forfeiture invites abuses
By Christian Rose
Reader Contributor
Benjamin Franklin once said, “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.’ A truer statement couldn’t be …
Some French break the law to help refugees
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“I felt like if I didn’t do anything, I would regret it all my life, and I would feel like a coward.”
—French journalist Raphaël …
Obama, Trump or Putin: Will the real Antichrist please stand up?
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“We just can’t work with him because our base thinks he’s the Antichrist.”
—Barack Obama paraphrasing GOP leaders (8/25/16)
President Putin is the …
Paris Climate Agreement: both rocks and momentum ahead
By Gary Payton
Reader Contributor
Editor’s Note: In December 2015, Sandpoint’s Gary Payton reported in the Reader on the historic Paris Agreement, an international pact designed to address climate change …
That earlier era of national dread
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
The reason journalism giants Ben and Cameron like me to write for the Reader is because I’m old. They invite me to remember things. I …
Pro- and anti-levy activists share their viewpoints
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
In the lead-up to the 2017 levy vote, the debate on social media has often been rancorous and heated. We reached out to two leading …
Education: the road to prosperity
By Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last week the city co-hosted the first ever Manufacturer’s Summit here in Sandpoint. Roughly 40 business leaders from the region gathered with a few elected …
Letters
- Honor, duty, country… Dear Editor, Honor – Duty – Country, these are words were the foundation of John McCain’s life. Where can these three words find a place in the today’s America? Certainly they will not be among the leadership of the Senate, the House of Representatives or the White House. Nor will they ...
- BCHRTF Contact Info… Dear Editor, The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is quite dismayed that recently an attempt to contact us was not successful. We are taking all precautions so this does not happen in the future. We recognize the importance of being responsive to our community and will make every effort to ...
- Who’s the Real Boogeyman… Dear Editor, The FBI has said that there is no evidence to date that Trump ever met with a Russian figure banned from the United States. Yet, Trump fired Paul Manafort on Aug. 18, 2016, when he heard that a New York Times report revealed that Trump’s campaign chairman was designated to ...
- County Should Cooperate… Dear Editor, Regional 9-1-1 will save money and lives by supporting fast, cooperative emergency responses. Contrary to some comments, conversations on regionalizing 9-1-1 operations were initiated more than two years ago in Bonner County. Unfortunately, progress stalled. According to former Bonner County Technology Director Bill Harp, in 2016 Bonner County won a ...
- In Response… Dear Editor, David Haussler, since you are so interested in science, you may find it interesting that there are receptors in the human brain whose only purpose is to bind with THC, the psychoactive mind altering substance in marijuana. I have a question for you David: Why did your God put these ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Films, Festivals, and Fairground fun! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
